Nine Travel Pros Share Their Tricks For Getting Off The Beaten Path

In each installment of the Uproxx Travel Guide, we ask some of our favorite professional travelers to answer one travel question — then share their best advice with you. From informational, to inspirational, to entertaining, our aim is to incite your wanderlust and providebite-size takeaways you can put to use on your own adventures.

This Week’s Question: In an age when finding “off the beaten path” experiences is harder than ever, how do you chase experiences that don’t feel canned? How do you “seek the unique,” so to speak?

Look at all the places everyone is going, and go the place in between. Everyone’s hitting Columbia and Brazil. It’s time to go to Venezuela. Tired of the well-worn paths of India. It’s time to hit up the amazingness of Pakistan. Stop burning horrible amounts of carbon by flying and sail Vancouver to Auckland. Look for the place that doesn’t have over 50,000 instagram posts, and go there. Look for the place that doesn’t advertise for tourism OR travelers. And work. Give back to the world as it gives to you. And take your time.